The Western Maryland Blues Fest is an annual blues-music festival in downtown Hagerstown, Maryland. Conceived in 1995 and first held in 1996, it ran for 23 consecutive years as a city-hosted event before ending in 2018. Hub City Brewery revived it as a two-day festival in downtown Hagerstown, held the first weekend after Memorial Day into early June.
Hagerstown's blues festival began as a deliberate piece of civic placemaking.
The original Blues Fest, hosted by the City of Hagerstown starting in 1996, became a critically acclaimed mid-Atlantic blues event held in Hagerstown City Park, drawing tens of thousands of visitors and headliners including Joe Bonamassa, John Lee Hooker Jr
, the Derek Trucks Band, and Trombone Shorty
After a 2018 cancellation left what organizers describe as a gap in the city's arts community, Hub City Brewery co-owner Jake Blackmon and local music enthusiast Zane Taulton revived the festival downtown, centered on the brewery's grounds rather than the original City Park site
The festival's signature traditions are its Saturday and Sunday headline sets
a live mural painted over the course of the weekend
and warm-up preview concerts leading into festival weekend
a format carried over from the original City Park era of the event
Dates TBA · Usually June
For Western Maryland Blues Fest, plan transport around the exact Hagerstown venue, route or gathering point rather than the city name alone.
Casual outdoor festival wear is standard. Early June in Hagerstown can be warm and humid, so light layers, a hat, and sunscreen are practical, with an extra layer for cooler evenings.
Keep phone power, water, and a clear meeting point sorted before the main crowd arrives.
For Western Maryland Blues Fest, stay near the part of Hagerstown you will actually use, with reliable return transport.
Ticketing varies by venue and stage. Confirm official passes before booking travel.
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Western Maryland Blues Fest is listed for June · Summer. Always re-check the official or local source close to travel.
The festival is listed in Hagerstown, United States. The map coordinate is a planning reference, not a guarantee of a ticket gate or exact venue.
Summer is the listed festival span. Add time for arrival, local transport, queues, and any route changes during the event.
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